Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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Forecasts by the Vietnamese Cong Thuong Industry & Trade newspaper say that Vietnamese businesses exporting fruit and vegetables to the Nordic and Northern Europe are believed to possess opportunities. The …
Newspaper: Fruit & vegetable exporters should tap into the Nordic’s niche market Read More
Danish Dryk, producer of plant-based drinks, has recently entered an agreement to supply drinks to several café chains on the Chinese market. Dryk was established in spring 2020 and from …
Danish Dryk brings its plant-based beverages to China Read More
The by northern Europeans much loved destination of Khao Lak is suffering another setback but it is only a matter of time before everyone will once again be able to …
Khao Lak, Thailand, lifestyle destination update Read More
Singapore is a wealthy Island city-state, once a British colonial trading post, today it is a thriving global financial hub, a multi-cultural food paradise, and a diverse society jammed with …
Norwegian Mette Visted: My Singaporean adventures Read More
Business reporter Tim McDonald from BBC News, Singapore has explored the various vending machines in Singapore that seem to be on the rise and it’s not only Norwegian Salmon and …
Singapore vending machines now dispense Norwegian salmon, crab, and Wagyu beef Read More
According to a company statement, Atria Finland, which is the biggest among Atria Group’s four operations of meat producers, was the main source of profit in 2020. Atria Finland’s profit …
Finnish Atria reports profit gain partly due to increased exports to China Read More
The Danish trading company, RareWine has recently through a wine broker in Hong Kong, sold the world’s currently most expensive bottle of wine. The French Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, vintage …
Danish RareWine sells the world’s most expensive bottle of wine to Asian wine collector Read More
Tetra Pak, the world-leading Swedish-Swiss processing and packaging solutions company, celebrates this year the 40-year anniversary of operations in Thailand. Since 1981 Tetra Pak has been supporting the development of …
Tetra Pak to celebrate 40 years in Thailand with ‘Go Nature. Go Carton.’ campaign Read More
Thoni Suwansri’s local Thai restaurant was only open to guests for less than two months before a new corona shutdown meant the restaurant was limited to only offering takeaway. Now …
Corona crushed Thoni’s dream of an authentic village Thai food restaurant in Denmark Read More
On 5 February 2021 the Philippines Ambassador H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim congratulates Arla Foods Country Manager Allan Hansen for his posting to the Philippines next week. The Ambassador and Mr. …
Ambassador H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim welcomes Arla Foods to the Philipines next week Read More
Norway´s seafood exports totaled NOK 8.1 billion in January 2021, according to the latest report from the Norwegian Seafood Council. This is a decrease of NOK 1.6 billion, or 16 …
Norway sees significant fall in seafood export value in 2021 Read More
On 27 January 2021 The Norwegian Seafood Council announced seasonal cod, Skrei is now available. The announcement reads: Pristinely white flesh, succulent and with a delicate flavor, skrei is in …
Norwegian Seafood Council on seasonal Norwegian Skrei Read More
Sweden is one of the biggest contributors globally to WFP’s work, and the largest contributor of flexible funds for WFP in 2020. Fully flexible contributions allow WFP to use funds …
Sweden continues to be the largest contributor of flexible funds to World Food Programme Read More
Finnish Huhtamaki, a global food packaging specialist is investing EUR 10 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Malaysia, the company sates in a press release. The new site …
Finnish Huhtamaki invests in new manufacturing unit in Malaysia Read More
On 21 January 2021, the Danish Trade Council Taipei and the leading Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted brought the national food of Denmark – Smørrebrød, to Forte Hotel Changhua’s Denmark …
Taste the flavor of Denmark at Forte Hotel Changhua in Taiwan Read More
Thailand-born, army veteran Akke Songcharoen is honouring his Thai origins with his new business ventures of Thai fusion food at The Fat Chili. He has turned the little traditional Bagel …
Akke from The Fat Chili in Denmark makes Thai inspired ‘easy2cook’ dishes Read More
The Danish company, Too Good To Go, is an app where consumers can purchase food that would otherwise be thrown away, and instead pick up the food at cut-down prices. …
Danish app offers a way to rescue delicious, unsold food from local shops and restaurants Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore has, amongst others, joined in celebrating Singapore’s so-called ‘Hawker Culture’ of unique cultural dishes from around the world. By bringing together Swedish multinational …
Sweden join in raising the profile of street food vendors in Singapore Read More
Swedish Oatly is a vegan food brand that produces alternatives to dairy products from oats. With headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, the company started producing alternatives to cow’s milk over 30 …
Swedish Oatly is rapidly expanding into the Asian market via Singapore Read More
Fresh and frozen fish is a large part of the diet in Malaysia. According to a report released by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), 87 percent of the Malaysian respondents …
Norweigan Seafood Council reports on seafood consumption in Malaysia Read More
Danish Tican Fresh Meat A/S, pork producer and exporter of fresh and frozen pork, are weekly testing its employees for Covid-19 in an attempt to secure a regular export to …
Danish Tican Fresh Meat A/S tests employees weekly to avoid halt in export to China Read More
According to BT, World champion Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen has just opened a company in China together with his father. The new company will develop a supplement in relation …
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen opens company in China Read More
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) have figured out a way to turn pig’s blood into a potent, neutral-tasting protein powder for the food industry. Head researcher Rene Lametsch, …
Danish researcher suspects China’s interest in new protein powder made from pigs blood Read More
Due to the H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) detection in Denmark in recent months, some countries, including Singapore, Japan, Russia, the United and Arab Emirates have temporarily stopped importing eggs …
Singapore temporarily halts import of egg and poultry from Denmark due to Bird flu Read More
The Danish company Nordic Gin House has aligned with new global partners in China, Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar in the midst of the pandemic, to secure export opportunities and save …
Export to Asia saved Nordic Gin House during the pandemic Read More
Norwegians love sausages. So much in fact that each Norwegian consumes an average of about 100 sausages a year, which is amongst the highest in the world. But local sausage …
Norway exports intestine but sausage casing on Norweigan sausages comes from China Read More
Nordic Aqua Partners A/S is about to establish China’s first land based salmon farm. The Nordic countries had land based salmon and trout farms long before it became an option to …
Nordic Aqua Partners to establish China’s first salmon farming facility Read More
New studies from the University of Copenhagen (KU) suggests that Chinese people experience the bitter flavor more strongly than Danish people and bitter flavors such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and …
Broccoli reportedly tastes differently, all depending on whether you are Chinese or Danish Read More
Pornkanok Kiattichaikorn (Polla) from Thailand has combined her dream of cooking with the desire to meet people with her new food truck ‘Kao Thai by Chef Polla’ that drives around …
The food truck Kao Thai by Chef Polla brings Thai food to you in Denmark Read More
From 12 to 25 December 2020, the Nordic Embassies are bringing Nordic Christmas to you. While traveling is on hold this festive season, you will still be able to experience …
Nordic Embassies in Singapore are bringing Nordic Christmas to you Read More
Did you know that every year, TIME highlights inventions that are impacting the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun? This year, Finnish innovations OURA and Solar Foods …
Finnish products on list of 100 best innovations in 2020 Read More
Tetra Pak celebrated on 4 December 2020 with its partners the 10 years anniversary of the Green Roof Project. A decade of helping people in distress by collecting folded and …
Tetra Pak celebrates 10th anniversary of The Green Roof Project with partners Read More
Looking, in year 2020, at Shanghai, and from a Nordic perspective in particular Danish activity seems to be incredibly brisk. Their flow of trade-related undertakings are relentless, paired with the …
Danish Consulate General Shanghai at the heart of Chinese trade, digitalisation Read More
Are you looking forward to a traditional Swedish Christmas Lunch? The registration is now open! Celebrate Christmas with us on 19 December 2020. Christmas Quiz, Raffle Game, and more. Event …
TSCC invites to traditional Swedish Christmas Lunch 2020 Read More
Food from Finland Roadshow stopped in Hangzhou and Shanghai on the 17 to 18 of November 2020. Business Finland’s Food from Finland program focuses on the growth of Finnish food …
Food from Finland Roadshow in Hangzhou and Shanghai has completed Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in East (DCCC Shanghai) invites members to their first F&B networking event set on 9 December 2020. “The Danish Chamber of Commerce in East (DCCC) …
DCCC Shanghai invites to first F&B business networking on 9 December Read More
58 years ago, a technical cooperation project between the Thai and Danish Governments resulted in the creation of Thai Danish Dairy Farm. If the word “Denmark” is mentioned, Thai people …
Ambassador Thorgaard visited Thai-Danish Dairy Farm Read More
Danish Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Kim Højlund Christensen and the CEO of Lazada Vietnam Mr. James Dong signed on 19 Nov 2020 an MOU to form an exclusive cooperation aimed …
Denmark signed MOU with Lazada Vietnam Read More
On 11 November 2020 the Ambassador Thomas Østrup Møller hosted a big reception at the Danish embassy to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and the People’s …
Denmark-China celebrated 70th diplomatic relationships Read More
“Because every lives that were lost or injured means more than just statistic numbers. Everyone must be more involve and centrally share responsibilities when there’s a road accident. We should …
Ambassador Gröndahl participated the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Read More
Nordic Chamber of Commerce Vietnam invites to a joint chamber event to celebrate the Christmas spirit on 27 November. “Let’s get into the Christmas spirit with NordCham and German Business …
NordCham Vietnam invites to networking in Christmas spirit on 27 Nov Read More
Baseco Compound, one of the largest and densest slums in Manila, gained access to clean water supply with two new water treatment systems given by the Danish Grundfos foundation. Grundfos …
Grundfos Foundation gave out a community grant worth P7.1 mil to assist Baseco Compound with clean water Read More
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities Mogens Jensen said in an interview with Xinhua on 10 November 2020 that he saw the largest-ever representation of Danish food companies …
Denmark’s Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities wishes to strengthen China-Denmark cooperation Read More
Do you work with sustainable and innovative solutions for pressing challenges in the water, energy or agricultural sector in Vietnam Do you work in the private sector, in a for-profit …
Water and energy for food (WE4F) – Call for innovations Read More
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is inviting members and others to a ‘TSCC Members Dinner’ to welcome the new Ambassador-Designate Mr. Jon Åström Gröndahl and spouse. It is a great opportunity …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites to a dinner with the new Ambassador-Designate Dinner on 26 Nov Read More
More than 800 million people around the world lack access to clean drinking water, according to the @United Nations Now a Danish chemist Jiwoong Lee, of the Københavns Universitet – …
Danish chemist invents new and cheaper way to turn seawater into drinking water Read More
On 4 November 2020 at the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce‘s corporate member Rosewood Bangkok, a three-day B2B event is hosted to build valuable relationships between Taiwan and ASEAN. The event …
Innovative fans are invite to Taiwan Expo 2020 Thailand on 4-6 Nov at Rosewood Bangkok Read More
The Norwegian ambassador H.E. Anita Nergaard expressed a positive result of a meeting with Singapore Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat on 19 October 2020. Her statement said: “Excellent …
Ambassador Nergaard discussed maritime industry with Singapore Senior Minister of State Read More
On 1 October 2020 the Danish company SKIOLD Group has been chosen as a technical partner of this project which are led by the Hung Nhon Group of Vietnam and …
Danish SKIOLD joined De Heus and Vietnames Hung Nhon Group in creating sustainable agriculture complex Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok has currently no trainees due to the entry restrictions to Thailand. But the Embassy looks forward to welcoming four trainees again as soon as the …
Danish embassy Bangkok opens for applications for internship all through October. Read More